In the 1950s, there was a major crisis in the auto industry. Engines had become more powerful, drivers were reaching higher speeds, and vehicular deaths skyrocketed. What made the crisis worse was drivers didn’t trust lap belts anymore since they seemed to cause more issues in accidents, so drivers were beginning to get comfortable not using restraints. Volvo stepped up and solved the problem with a revolutionary new seatbelt design, but they had an uphill battle with user adoption. So, they made a decision that stunned the business world.

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As children we all heard stories about true happiness. It usually involved some sort of perfect situation where someone suddenly found happiness. Then we got older and realized that it doesn’t really work that way. Happiness isn’t something that you stumble into, but rather, it’s something more elusive and obscure that you try to aim your life toward. In this episode, we learn about Dr. Laurie Santos, professor of psychology at Yale University, and her incredible work around the science of happiness.

After listening, if you’re interested in learning more about Dr. Santos, you should listen in to The Happiness Lab, her top-rated podcast where she goes into detail about how you can live a happier life.

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The Appalachian Trail, otherwise known as the A.T., is an incredible trail system the stretches 2,200 miles along the Appalachian mountains in the Eastern United States. While many residents of the 14 states that the trail connects have hiked at least a portion of the trail system, many people only know about the A.T. from what they hear in the news when something goes terribly wrong. What many people don’t realize is how many incredible things happen along the A.T. that can renew your faith in humanity.

In fact, these incredible things are referred to by the hikers as Trail Magic. In today’s episode I share three stories that will illustrate just how special it can be to spend time hiking the Appalachian Trail.

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There’s no shortage of heroic stories from World War II. However, there’s one story many people don’t know. It was finally cleared to be released to the public by the Polish Archives in the 1990s, and it uniquely captures the courage, sacrifice, and selflessness of the Allied effort. Disguised as a Jewish man, underground Polish Army officer Witold Pilecki was intentionally captured in order to get inside the Nazi’s new operation at an old Army barracks in Poland. His mission was to gather intelligence on what was happening inside the barracks and to help the Jewish prisoners build a support network. What he didn’t know then was this old Army barracks would soon become one of the deadliest concentration camps in Europe; a camp known as Auschwitz.

This is a story that will remind us all how lucky we are to have our freedom, and all because of the heroism of people like Witold Pilecki.

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It seems as though every six months we hear about a new material that is biodegradable and will eliminate our dependency on petroleum-based plastics forever. So far, we’ve been let down consistently. However, a new development out of Japan is very promising. It’s based on a combination of two low-cost ionic monomers that, once formed, only takes a few hours to break down in seawater. And this is just the beginning.

Listen in to learn what’s coming from Japan’s Riken Center For Emergent Matter Design, and hold on to hope that this is the solution we’ve been waiting for.

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There are few things more frustrating than paying a lot of money for a commercial flight in order to get somewhere by a specific time, only to find out the flight is delayed. And then, delayed again. Very quickly tempers can flare, and passengers can start taking their frustrations out on one another and the flight crew. Luckily for an airline full of passengers in Atlanta a few weeks ago, there was someone onboard the Delta Airlines flight who knew exactly how to turn the mood around with a few tunes from the instrument case above his head. Not only did it turn people’s moods around, but it put just about everyone in the holiday spirit.

Meet Wayne Hoey, leader and saxophonist for The Wayne Hoey Big Band.

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Things have changed since the 1980s when many business deals were done on a handshake and a promise. Jon Huntsman Sr. was a man who was comfortable with deals on a handshake. Big deals. This is a story about a deal, one that was worth millions, that was made without lawyers, only his word…but when the circumstances changed before the deal was put in writing, Jon Huntsman Sr’s word, and the handshake he made, was put to the test. What will shock you is how he handled this situation, and what it did to his future.

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It’s easy to get the sense that our environment is changing, the species we rely on are disappearing, and there’s nothing we can do to stop it. Well, this story is a reminder that with some research and understanding, there are simple things we can do to counteract what’s happening. Meet the seabirds of Rathlin Island, a small island off Northern Ireland, a key sanctuary to their survival. The decline of once ever-present puffins and razorbills has been rapid, and now researchers have found out why: ferrets and rats that hitched a ride by boat. How they solved the problem epitomizes the hope we should have for our planet. And, for dog lovers, this story will give you one more reason to believe that dogs are the greatest animals on earth.

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When a small coffee shop, Coffee Milano Cafe, in Middleboro, Massachussetts decided to offer free coffee to anyone, as long as they entered the shop and danced for 5 seconds, they thought they had a fun promotion that might get some new customers and a little buzz. When the TikTok video of people dancing went viral, they suddenly had millions of fans around the world, and just as importantly, they had spread a lot of joy.

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There is something about our desire to label and follow a villain. It's not a simple as it seems, there’s a reason we love to find a good villain, whether it's an athlete, a team, or a coworker. In this Monday’s episode, we take a look at an historical sports villain, Paulo Di Cario, who challenged his haters at a critical time, and made everyone take a moment to pause.

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